T 0268/98 (Oxide superconductor/NIPPON STEEL) of 16.5.2001

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T026898.20010516
Date of decision: 16 May 2001
Case number: T 0268/98
Application number: 89906475.2
IPC class: C01G 3/00
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
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Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Oxide superconductive material and process for its production
Applicant name: Nippon Steel Corporation
Opponent name: Hoechst AG
Board: 3.3.05
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 83
Keywords: Sufficiency of disclosure - yes, practicable within functional limitation of the claim
Novelty - yes
Inventive step -yes, unexpected improvement of a product, non-obvious method for making a desired product
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
G 0002/98
T 0595/90
T 0233/93
Citing decisions:
-

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